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A roadtrip

Yesterday we took a whirlwind trip to visit friends in Arkansas. It was an exausting trip! I’m really glad we pushed all distractions out of the way and went. Perry and Debbie just had two new grandbabies within 6 weeks and we got to see them.

Debbie with grandson J.

Perry with grandson J.

Baby J. is one week old and just came home from the hospital Tuesday. He was sooo sweet with his newborn little ways. You can’t really tell in Big Daddy’s;-) arms but this little guy was a whopper at 9lbs 1oz.

Jess & her new daughter M.

Jess met us at “The Whistle Stop”, the family bbq resturant. They are usually closed on Wendsday so we got a private dining experience (except for all the folks that stopped in for lunch after seeing cars in the parking lot). Lots of food. Lots. We had bbq chicken,pulled pork and brisket with all the trimmings and topped it off with cheesecake. The kids even got their choice of fountain drinks. That never happens if we are paying the bill, it’s water for everyone please.

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My Mighty Warrior

Mother’s Inspiration

Had I no little feet to guide
Along life's toilsome way,
My own more frequently might slide,
More often go astray.
But when I meet my baby's eyes,
At God's own bar I stand,
And angels draw me t'ward the skies
While Baby holds my hand.

Josiah 3

Josiah 3

Mercy Kate 5

Mercy Kate 5

Annie Lou 9

Annie Lou 9

Sarah (13)

Sarah 13

Ben 15

Ben 15

Hannah 16

Hannah 16

Jacob 18

Jacob 18

Ellen and Caleb Frederick

Caleb and Ellen

Trey, Candace and Lee Riley

Trey, Candace and Lee

Tyler, Emily, and Emma-Jane Upchurch

Tyler, Emily, and Emma-Jane

Katie

Katie

Emma-Jane

Our first grandbaby Emma-Jane, born in April 2011

Lee

Our second grandbaby Lee, born in August 2011

Mercy Kate Meeting Daddy

Stury and plump and clean and fair,
With big blue eyes and a tangle of hair,
There's a little lassie who runs to meet
Her father's step that rings on the street,
As, day after day, at the set of sun,
Father comes home when his work is done.